Shoe and the method of making the same



Dec. 12, 1950 J. J. WALSH SHOE AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME FiledJune 18, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG-4 FIGS .EMENT IIIIIL INVENTOR.

JOHN J. WALSH 3 FIGIO ATTORNEY Dec'. 12, 1950 J. J. WALSH SHOE AND THEMETHOD OF MAKING THE SAME 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 18, 1947 FIG. l5

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JOHN J. WALSH ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 12, 1950 OFFICE SHOE AND THE METHOD or MAKING, THE SAMEJohn J. Walsh, St. Louis, IVIO.

Application June, 18, 1947, Serial No. 755,526

9 Claims. 1

This invention relates in general to certain new and useful improvementsin shoes and the method of making the same.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a new andunique method of making shoes and, more particularly, womens shoes,which method is simple, economical, and makes possible the achievementof a comfortably fitting shoe of highly attractive, novel design or appearance.

It is also an object of the present invention to provid a novel methodof making a soft-soled shoe which has the casual style and appearance ofa slip-lasted shoe, and is extremely flexible on the foot of the wearer.

It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a shoe ofnovel design and appearance which is long-wearing and exceptionallycomfortable on the foot of the wearer.

With the above and other objects in View, my invention resides in thenovel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combination ofparts presently described and pointed out in the claims;

In the accompanying drawings (two sheets) Figure 1 is a perspective Viewof a midsole having a heel-wedge applied thereto as the first step inthe shoe-making method of the present invention;

Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5 are plan views or so-called pattern views of thecomponent parts for making a preferred form of shoe in accordance withthe method of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the upper of a shoe made in accordancewith the method of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the assembled upper and outer sole;

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the underside midsole showing the areathereof which is coated with adhesive;

Figure 9 is a side elevationalview of a completely assembled shoe partlybroken away to the interior construction thereof;

Figure 10 1s a fragmentary sectional View taken along line l0| i! ofFigure 9;

Figure 11 is a perspective view of the assembled upper in position overthe last;

Figure 12 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line I2I2 ofFigure 11 showing schemat- Figure '14 is a perspective view or the shoei1- lustrating' the final operation of inserting the socalled Sock'lining', the view being partly broken away to" show more clearly theinternal construe tion; and

Figure 15 is a transverse sectional view taken along line l5i 5" ofFigure 13. I

In broadest outline, the method of the present invention comprises thestitching together of a plurality of suitably patterned upper parts orsections to form combined upper and soft outer sole, and cementing inplace a flexible insole. The assembled upper, outer sole, and insole isthen placed on a last and rolled or bent up so that the seam linebetween the upper and outer sole is elevatedabout the region ofcontactwith the ground or floor when the shoe is being worn. The heel-margin ofthe outer sole i rovided with a pinked flap portion which is then pulledover and cemented down on the inside face of the insole and the shoe isfinally finished by inserting and cementing a sock-lining upon theinside face of the insole and pulled-over flap portion or heel margin ofthe outer sole.

Referring now in more detail and by reference characters'to thedrawings, I designates a flexible insole provided upon its under facewith a heel-wedge 2 formed preferably of cork or other similar material,as shown in Figure 1. A soft sole member or outer sole 3 is stamped outof asuitable section of leather in the form shown in Figure 2 and isprovided around its heelperiphery with an arcuate flange or flap 4.- Theupper is formed of a heel strip 5 and two companion-shaped uppersections 6, l, as shown in Figures 3, 4, and 6.

The upper sections 6, 1, are exact opposites or mirror images, so tospeak, and are each provided with vamp sections Band instep sections 9having slits 22 for accommodating a buckle-strap (not shown) in thefinished shoe. It should be noted that the upper sections 6, l, arecurved outwardly in the region of their toe portions, as at H], betweenmatch-marks H, H, to accommodate the pointed toe flap portion l2 of thesole member 3. The upper section 6 is preferably, though notnecessarily, provided-with of the strap (also not shown).

The upper sections are finally provided with integral heel-strapportions [5 and are stitched together at such heel strap sections 15 andoutseamed along the margins of the instep sections it and vamp sections8 down to the marks ll so as to present a smooth interior against theinstep of the wearer's foot. The heel strip 5 is then stitched flatwiseover the seam between the ends of the heel-strap l5 and short sectionsor strips of fabric tape t are stitched upon the inner faces of theupper sections 6, l, and along the lower margins thereof, in the regionof the shank, in the formation of a, completed upper 16, as shown inFigure 6. The outseaming is continued, joining the toe flap portion I2of the sole member into the gap between the curved portions 10 of theupper sections 6, l, and such stitching continued to join the sidemargins of the sole member 3 to the side margins of the upper sections6, l, as shown in Figure 7. The insole l and its heelwedge 2 areadhesively secured in place, the forepart of the inside face of solemember 3 being freshly coated with adhesive so that the insole I can beslid around slightly and thereby aligned,

whereupon the heel parts are then pressed together to secure the memberstogether. It should be noted that the sole member 3 is substantiallywider than the insole I, as best seen in Figure 10.

The assembled upper l6 and sole member 3 are then placed on the last 11,as shown in Figure 11, and the margins of the sole member 3 rolled up bya hand tool H, as at It, as shown in Figure 12, thus lifting theseam-line between the upper 16 and the sole member 3 substantially abovethe zone of wearing contact with the ground, street, or floor, when onthe foot of the wearer. Upon removal from the last ll, a band ofadhesive is applied to the upper face of the insole l, around theperiphery of the heel and shank, and to the exposed or inside faces ofthe flap 4 and tape strips t. Thereupon, the flap 4 and tape strips tare pulled inwardly and pressed down in place, as shown in Figures 13and 15, the tape strips t serving to draw in and hold the shank portionsof the upper sections 6, T, to give the finished shoe a snug-fittingshank. Finally, a sock lining I9 is cemented in place, as shown inFigure 14, to complete the shoe S.

It should be understood that changes and modifications in the form,construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of theshoe and in the method of making the same may be made and substitutedfor those herein shown and described without departing from the natureand principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A shoe comprising an upper having its peripheral margin in the regionof its toe-part extending inwardly and upwardly in the provision of anotch-like line of separation, a soft outer sole stitched to theperipheral margins of the upper, said sole having a toe-flap shaped toconform to the notch-like line of separation of the upper and aheel-flap extending peripherally outwardly around the heel portion ofthe sole member, said toe-flap being stitched to the upper along themargins of the notch-like line of separation, and a flexible inner solemember disposed within the upper and secured upon the inner face of thesole, said heel-flap being folded over and secured upon the upper faceof the inner sole member around the heel periphery thereof.

2. A shoe comprising an upper, a flexible insole, a flexible softoutsole, the latter being similar in shape to but larger than the insolearound a substantial portion of its periphery and being bent upwardlyaround the edges of the insole, and tapelike means secured upon theinner face of the upper in the region of the shank of the shoe, saidtape-like means being secured to the insole.

3. A shoe comprising an upper, a flexible insole, a soft outsole, thelatter being similar in shape to but larger than the insole around asubstantial portion of its periphery and being bent upwardly around theedges of the insole, and tape-like means secured upon the inner face ofthe upper in the region of the shank of the shoe, said tape-like meansextending flatwise over the margins of and being secured to the insole.

4. The method of making a shoe comprising the following steps: providingan upper, marginally stitching the upper to a soft outsole, providing aflexible insole similar in shape to but smaller than the outsole,setting the insole within the shoe upon the outsole, and bending up themarginal portions of the outsole to lift the seam between the outsoleand upper above the plane of the normal walking surface when the shoe isbeing worn.

5. The method of making a shoe comprising the following steps: providingan upper, marginally stitching the upper to a soft outsole, providing aflexible insole similar in shape to but smaller than the outsole,setting the insole within the shoe upon the outsole, and rolling themarginal portions of the outsole and thereby bending up the marginalportions of the outsole to lift the seam between the outsole and upperabove the plane oi the normal walking surface when the shoe is beingworn.

6. The method of making a shoe comprising the following steps: providingan upper, providing a flexible insole, providing a soft outsole, thelatter being similar in shape to but larger than the insole around asubstantial portion of its periphery and being provided around its heelperiphery with a projecting flap, marginally stitching the upper andoutsole together, placing the insole within the shoe upon the inner faceof the outsole, placing the shoe on a last with the flap projectingoutwardly, upwardly deforming the outsole, removing the last, andfolding over and securing the flap to the insole.

'I. A shoe comprising an upper having outwardly curved portions in theregion of the toe part thereof, a soft outsole stitched to the lowermargins of the upper and having a toe flap extending between the curvedportions of the upper, said outsole having a heel fiap, and a flexibleinsole member disposed within the upper and secured upon the inner faceof the soft outsole with the heel flap of said soft outsole secured uponthe upper face of the insole member.

3. A shoe comprising an upper, a flexible insole, a soft outsole largerthan the insole and having a projecting flap provided around itsperiphery, said soft sole being bent upwardly around the edges of theinsole with the projecting flap secured upon the inner face of theinsole, and tape-like means secured upon the inner face of the upper inthe region of the shank of the shoe, said tape-like means extendingfiatwise over the margins of, and being secured to, the insole.

9. A shoe comprising an upper, having outwardly curved portions in theregion of the toe part thereof, a soft sole stitched to the lower marginof the upper, said sole having a toe flap extending between the curvedportions of the upper and being stitched to the inner margins of saidcurved portions, said soft sole being further provided with a heel flapextending peripherally outwardly around the heel portion of the sole, a

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Williams Sept. 13, 1881Schwander June 18, 1918 Lieben Oct. 21, 1919 Micali Apr. 3, 1928 SavinoApr. 3, 1934 Famolare Oct. 16, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date GreatBritain of 1899

